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CA AB 2115

enacted

California Native Americans: formal apology.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2115 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2115 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-25): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 448, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2115 about?

Existing law provides that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for the harms and atrocities committed by the state in promoting, facilitating, enforcing, and permitting chattel slavery and apologizes for perpetuating the harms African Americans have faced, as specified. Existing law requires a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. This bill, the Rowena Mae Ramos Act, would provide that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for all of the harms and atrocities committed by its representatives who promoted, permitted, facilitated, and enforced policies of violence against California Native Americans. The bill would further provide that the State of California apologizes for perpetuating the harms experienced by California Native Americans as a result of policies enacted, sanctioned, or tolerated by the Legislature. The bill would require a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. The bill would impose specified duties on the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee relating to the installation and maintenance of the plaque. The bill would authorize the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee to receive money from grants and private donations and would continuously appropriate those funds for this purpose, as specified. The bill would require the Legislature to prepare the formal apology and would request it be signed by specified state leaders. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit a final copy of this formal apology to the State Archives, where it would be available for viewing by the general public in perpetuity. The bill would include related legislative findings.

Who sponsors CA AB 2115?

Ramos is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2115, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law provides that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for the harms and atrocities committed by the state in promoting, facilitating, enforcing, and permitting chattel slavery and apologizes for perpetuating the harms African Americans have faced, as specified. Existing law requires a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. This bill, the Rowena Mae Ramos Act, would provide that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for all of the harms and atrocities committed by its representatives who promoted, permitted, facilitated, and enforced policies of violence against California Native Americans. The bill would further provide that the State of California apologizes for perpetuating the harms experienced by California Native Americans as a result of policies enacted, sanctioned, or tolerated by the Legislature. The bill would require a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. The bill would impose specified duties on the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee relating to the installation and maintenance of the plaque. The bill would authorize the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee to receive money from grants and private donations and would continuously appropriate those funds for this purpose, as specified. The bill would require the Legislature to prepare the formal apology and would request it be signed by specified state leaders. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit a final copy of this formal apology to the State Archives, where it would be available for viewing by the general public in perpetuity. The bill would include related legislative findings.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-25 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 448, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill,appropriation
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ramosauthor
  • Connollycoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Kalracoauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor
  • Stefanicoauthor
  • Jacksoncoauthor
  • Lowenthalcoauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-25

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 448, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-25

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6579.).

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  6. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  13. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  16. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and G.O.

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  17. 2026-05-27

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  19. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5307.)

  20. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  22. 2026-04-15

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  23. 2026-03-24

    Coauthors revised.

  24. 2026-03-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  26. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  27. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/20/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-20Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/25/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-25Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB2115Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Sanchez: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 2115 Ramos Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ellis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: other
    • Weber Pierson: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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